Chapter 327: Ferguson's chance has come
On November 5, the whole Chelsea team rushed to Manchester to visit Old Trafford Stadium to prepare for the 12th round of the Premier League this season.
There is no doubt that the battle between the Red Devils and the Blues is the focus of this round of Premier League!
Of course, more focus is that before the game, Chelsea Club officially issued a statement: "The team's head coach cannot go to Manchester with the team in person due to physical reasons. The team's assistant coach Villas Boas will be replaced by the team's assistant coach."
Is Qiao Dapao absent?
When the news came out, Manchester United was so excited that they almost hugged each other. Head coach Ferguson was also full of red faces and confidently said to the media reporter: "Joe Dapao? Hehe, to be honest, it is not much different for me whether he can command on the sidelines. Chelsea is a strong team, but Manchester is ready and it is time to end their full victory momentum."
Captain Gary Neville also said in a high-profile manner: "We have to admit that Chelsea's 79-game winning streak is a record that is impossible to surpass. This is a miracle in football history! But this time, our team has made up our minds and will not let Chelsea's 80th game winning streak fall on Manchester United!"
Manchester United legend Brian Robinson wrote in his column: "Yes, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Ferguson's team. Why is Chelsea so strong? It is because there is a football Caesar standing on the sidelines! This time, Joe Dapao's unexpected absence will be the best opportunity for Ferguson to change his five-game losing streak against Chelsea."
Last season, Ferguson led Manchester United to face Chelsea five times in the league and cup match, but they all ended in failure. This time, Manchester United has done all their homework and must return to Boas the shame that Joe Wan gave them!
Eating softness and fearing hardness is the way to survive in this world.
In fact, in terms of league points, this game has little impact on rankings.
In the first 11 rounds, Chelsea ranked first with 33 points in 11 games, while Manchester United ranked first with 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 21 points. 4. Even if Manchester United wins, it will not be possible to affect Chelsea’s top position.
But you have to understand that Chelsea has completed an incredible 79 consecutive wins in official matches in all competitions over the past two seasons, which is simply contrary to the development laws of football!
But this really exists!
Defeating Chelsea is no longer the goal of a certain team, but has risen to the height of the development of football philosophy!
Finally, the opportunity came, Qiao Wanxian missed the game, and the opponent happened to be the powerful Manchester United and the powerful Ferguson!
Last season, Qiao Wanxian was absent, but his opponent was weak at that time. Even Boas led the team, he had no chance to defeat Chelsea.
This time, the great Sir Ferguson came forward!
Pro-Manchester United media have given Ferguson advice, newspapers with good friendship with Chelsea, and magazines have raised a big question mark - what happened to Qiao Dapao?
Are you really sick?
You should know that in the first half of the year, Qiao Dapao was shot in Turin and returned to London. He had to go on the battlefield with injuries and personally command the game.
At this moment, could Qiao Dapao suffers a more serious disease than being shot?
For a moment, the Internet went crazy, with all kinds of speculations, such as Parkinson, HIV, and malignant tumors... Some people even said that Qiao Wanxian died suddenly.
Because the opponent is a strong Manchester United, Boas does not have the confidence that Joe Wanxian can ensure victory at Old Trafford, so he did not announce the starting lineup of this game in advance. When interviewed by reporters, the topic that talked about the most was also related to Joe Wanxian.
"I hope everyone can focus on the game. Everyone has a certain degree of privacy. Especially for head coaches like Mr. Qiao Wanxian, who are loved by fans, we are more tolerant. You must know that he is just a young man in his twenties..."
At the same time, the team leader, captain, deputy captain and others of Chelsea Club came out to refute the rumors, and Qiao Wanxian avoided the fate of being killed.
Old Trafford.
The cheers in the Dream Theater never stopped from beginning to end. Amid the harsh cheers and screams, the players from both sides appeared.
Manchester United's starting lineup, goalkeeper Van der Sar, Neville and Heinze serve as two full-backs on the defense line, and the central defender is Ferdinand and Sylvester. In the midfield, Scholes and Park Ji-sung are partnered, Robben and Giggs are partnered on both sides, and Van Nistrui and Saha are partnered on the strike line.
Since Roy Keane left Manchester United, Ferguson finally realized Keane's huge role in Manchester United's midfield. In terms of midfield, neither Fletcher, Gremy, Neville, and Giggs could achieve the moderate coordination rhythm of "Scholes + Roy Keane" on the offense and defense.
This summer, after Ferguson failed to buy Carrick from Tottenham, he targeted Park Ji-sung, a Korean man who shone in the Champions League last season.
You should know that after Robben left Eindhoven, the team was able to reach the Champions League semi-finals last season, and the biggest contribution was to Park Ji-sung.
At the same time, Park Ji-sung is an Asian oriental, which is very consistent with the global market strategy of the club CEO David Jill.
As for Saha's appearance, Ferguson has a bit of a psychological game.
During the Domeneque period, Sachs had always been the main player of the French national team, but when Qiao Wanxian became the head coach of the French team, Manchester United's No. 9 was not called by the national team for a long time.
Although Louis Saha did not express his opinion on this matter on the surface, Ferguson understood that in Saha's heart, he must be very dissatisfied with Qiao Wanxian. He held his breath and wanted to find an opportunity to vent.
Now the opportunity is here, and we are playing against Chelsea at home. Ferguson ranked Saha on the starting lineup without thinking!
The correct grasp of the players' psychology has always been Ferguson's practice of using troops.
Of course, there are exceptions.
In his previous life, in order to stimulate the blood and potential of Chinese player Dong Fangzhuo, Ferguson boldly placed him into the key championship battle against Chelsea, just to use pressure to break the fear in his heart.
However, unexpectedly, this kid was really incompetent, and the fear in his heart was not removed, and he couldn't even shoot the most basic shot. Sure enough, Ferguson, who was disappointed, quickly gave up Dong Fangzhuo, who traveled to Europe and finally returned to China and hang out among the amateur teams, without the charm of the Red Devils boy back then...
Since Cristiano Ronaldo was brought to Manchester United by Ferguson from Sporting Lisbon in 2003-04, he has been given high expectations and has even gained his team's legendary number - No. 7!
However, this thin Portuguese young man has always been criticized by Ferguson for dribbling inconsistently. He is very fancy and juggling, but can he surpass him?
Even if you are out of the way, can you pass a good goal?
There is only one answer: No!
Especially Rooney, Joe Cole and others were slamming at Chelsea, creating a set of efficient, sharp, domineering scoring tactics for wingers to cut inward, which had a great impact on the young Ronaldo.
"They can, why can't I?"
Cristiano Ronaldo has very lofty ambitions and ambitions. Seeing a young man like Rooney invincible at Chelsea, I felt a little envious and jealous.
On the training ground, you can see his training time and time again, and his hard work and diligence have infected everyone at Manchester United.
But for professional players, hard work is far from enough!
Ball merchandising is also a crucial factor.
In Ferguson's opinion, Robben is also a genius player, but his talent is not as good as Ronaldo. It is because he can pass the ball on the court, so he is highly valued.
Since the beginning of this season, Robben has successfully run away Cristiano Ronaldo, and Giggs, who has recovered in form, has firmly occupied two of Manchester United's wide lanes.
The 3R combination of "Robben + Fanny + Ronaldo" has never appeared this season!
On the Chelsea, Boas did not dare to be careless when facing Manchester United. After discussion and research with the coaching staff, he ranked the strongest lineup he thought was currently.
Goalkeeper: Cech;
Defenders: Ramos, Terry, Cannavaro, Grosso;
Midfielders: Rooney, Gerald, Zidane, Lampard, Joe Cole;
Forward: Irving.
Terry returned from injury and was placed on the starting list by Boas. Zidane caught a small cold and still made his debut.
Because Boas knew that this was the 80th official game since Joe Wanxian took over Chelsea!
It is very important to keep a winning streak!
Chapter completed!